Locality is the nationwide movement of communities ambitious for change formed through the merger of bassac and the Development Trusts Association.

Members of Locality are multi-purpose and community led.They include settlements, development trusts, social action centres and community enterprises and they have expertise in community asset ownership, collaboration, commissioning, social enterprise, community voice and advocacy.

Locality helps people to work together to create and capture local wealth.We help people to set up local organisations for the benefit of their communities and we support existing organisations to work more effectively through peer-to-peer exchange and mutual support.